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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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